THREE countries in ONE DAY?! ID.3 GTX TESTED!

[@Electroheads]

Have you road tripped with an electric car? Let us know how far you got!

[@scottwills4698]

Warwick to Loch Ness. 507miles took 10.5hrs, 3 stops (for the passengers - charged while we used the services) Cupra Born V2 58kwh. Took the same time as when I did the same journey in my old BMW 320d.

[@tomstringer3951]

@@Electroheads I’ve road tripped in my ID3 during the 2.5 years I’ve had it to Tuscany, Switzerland including several mountain passes, Bavaria and Normandy.

[@MXsporttourer]

Over 2,000km to the Canadian Rockies (Jasper and Banff) over 7 days and across 3 mountain ranges in an EV6.

[@richardblakey3345]

Really boring comment (sorry), I spent 13y as a pre-hospital emergency care doctor. If you have to fold seats down to get luggage in, push all luggage up against front seats. In event of a crash there is no chance for luggage to accelerate against the seats and cause injuries. Load restraint nets are ideal but most new cars don’t have them. Having seen a mum & child with spinal injuries from hitting a railway bridge and the same when a tool box shot from rear parcel shelf to hit back of front seats. Anyway, depressing post over, I enjoyed the video. More support for the ease of charging despite all the EV naysayers.

[@Tom-bp6no]

I agree. Back when I would bring a second suitcase in a car this size I would put the second case on the rear seat and then use all the rear seatbelts to strap it in place.

[@hughmarcus1]

I was thinking that.

[@tomstringer3951]

I also thought that. Used be chair of a road safety charity. There are eyelets for tying down luggage in the back of my ID3.

[@dannya6825]

Great video Eilis. That red paint really looks stunning 😍

[@domramsey]

Car seems quite fun. Road tripping with Eilis seems funner.

[@thecolourwhiteproductions3391]

Keep dreaming lol

[@jamesgrover2005]

​@@thecolourwhiteproductions3391 💭 😊

[@Alessandro---]

The first and the best UK media Eilis! And your humour is something else ... 5:54 "In the mountains" and "not in the mountains" ... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 that's the icon for "city", I know that in Austria and Switzerland it's more or less the same 🏢🏢🏣🏣 - 11:06 the privacy windows on a hot hatch are to hide the baby seats …

[@tomstringer3951]

Thanks for sharing I was in Locarno with my ID3 with the VW people same time as you both. Pity it’s not the model that’s available in the UK as hoping to swap mine for the GTX Performance which hasn’t been tested by anyone yet. By the way, I’ve driven several times in my ID3 to Switzerland-the speed limits you see on the infotainment when you cross a border are town/urban/motorway-not mountains and normal roads! Safe travels

[@Alb3rn-]

138Wk/km is pretty good!!! Chat GPT should use Eilis' voice.

[@dannydanny9875]

She's a beaut! ... The Car / Bug / VW is nice too ;-)

[@christianbettoni81]

in Svizzera oltre il tedesco e il francese (e il romancio...) si parla anche l'italiano, voi siete passati vicino a casa mia, nel Grigioni italiano e in Ticino parliamo italiano :-) bella la GTX!

[@gazzzzza911]

Great vid and you're looking even more beautiful than normal!

[@barriepountney3598]

A really great review more realistic to the average driver ,i like the look of the car just lately i have not considered a VW but this one could be a winner 😊

[@oscare.quiros6349]

Wow, I love this ID 3 with that red.

[@georgemacdonald8899]

Nice looking VW, my brother had a Cabrio and a Scirroco, both great performers, fun to drive, and cool vehicles. Nice to see VW adding another to the family! Joy to drive is what that looks like! I wish I could afford one, seems to be a general problem with a lot of EV's, they are out of my price range still. A matching bike rack and eBike would be supremely cool! Really love these travel/review videos!!! Have you done a EUV video or plan to do one?

[@Pottery4Life]

Nice. Thank you.

[@symokyme2447]

At 5:55, I think it's city/residential/inhabited. Correct me if I'm wrong though. Slick car though.

[@megapangolin1093]

Well done, Eilis to get in first on this car. Very interesting to see. TBH, the ONLY reason I watched this is because you were fronting the vid, the car is defo better than I had imagined and has some interesting stuff going on. It looks good outside and inside. Loved the double white tops, looks cool and sporty. Kaleb really came into his own, nice guy to travel with. Hope you can do more like this in the future.

[@kevinmcgrane4279]

Enjoyed the test ride very much. We just bought our first Tesla (pre-owned) and find other test rides informative.

[@larshelmin]

15:00 How nice it would be to if ChatGPT had a voice like for example Scarlet Johanson 😀

[@zapfanzapfan]

Why is it that rear seats don't seem to be able to fold flat anymore? I have seen this on multiple newer cars.

[@harryvanrijn6366]

We took the panorama roof as an option on our Peugeot but with hindsight it was a waste of money.

[@HiruS22]

I agree, it’s one of those things that seems it would be nice to have but I wouldn’t have one again

[@jamesgrover2005]

i3 has blinds you can slide forward to hide the glass if the sun is blinding or scorchio. I do like a sunroof tilt open function, much quieter than cracking open the side window.

[@renaultopelbmw]

"Is Geneva in Switzerland....?" UK the European Americans!

[@InquisitiveBaldMan]

When you're in a random car park and some bird screams "How good is your sam-witch".... 😂

[@mark9idea886]

Nice car 🤔

[@Holeyguagaamoley]

There is some weird whistling Muzak in the background

[@FFVoyager]

You could do 3 countries in about two and a half hours and not need a passport. Just outside Chester to Gretna.

[@Alessandro---]

Fourth!

[@l33jcm]

Geneva's in Switzerland?

[@hughmarcus1]

Unfortunately it’s still got that dopey Nissan Leaf back end. I can never take that car seriously until they deal with that.

[@Pottery4Life]

Dopey might be a bit harsh, but yes I don't think it matches the GTX badge. They could do better.

[@tupolev141]

As usual, never buy a manufacturers first model. This ID.3 is much better than their first attempt. Oh and the abs on this girl are impressive.

[@andrewmaple9863]

Will ford steal this one ?

[@Daniel-jm5hd]

Shame it's not coming to the UK. Looks like VW might have finally got a worthwhile electric car.

[@pauladams5673]

It has come to the UK. It's in the performance 340ps version. The std GTX has 286ps.

[@davebax6819]

Shame VW is on its arse and is about to burn up and go bust. Check out Dave takes it on… he fills the blanks of this automaker’s fall from grace

[@Alessandro---]

Too big to fail … Ford will go first.

[@delitesonor]

First 😊

[@Bob_Sacamano]

Is her accent the English equivalent to valley girl talk from the USA?

[@duhusker4383]

I'ts a standard London/South East England accent. Btw your question is really stupid.

[@tomstringer3951]

@@Bob_Sacamano are you a front row Joe?

[@johnw65uk]

Who cares, no idea what valley girl is.

[@duhusker4383]

@@johnw65uk 'A valley girl is a socioeconomic, linguistic, and youth subcultural stereotype and stock character originating during the 1980s: any materialistic upper-middle-class young woman, associated with unique vocal and California dialect features, from the Los Angeles commuter communities of the San Fernando Valley. In subsequent years, the term was broadly applied to any American woman who epitomized frivolity, ditziness, airheadedness, or who prioritizes superficial concerns such as personal appearance, physical attractiveness, and excessive materialism over intellectual or personal accomplishment'

[@pmrribeiro]

199Km/h top speed for the top spec? Have we gone back to the Seventies?!

[@Alessandro---]

Probably electronically limited. It’s a road car not a track car.

[@pmrribeiro]

@Alessandro--- my old roadcar toped at 255km/h. This isn't progress in any shape or form!

[@pmrribeiro]

@Alessandro--- the fact it's electronically limited, doesn't make it any better. Quite te opposite, in factm No wonder VW is going down...

[@Alessandro---]

@@pmrribeiro what’s the practical use of being able to drive faster than 140 km/h for sustained periods? On most highways in most countries, the speed is limited to 120 km/h with some exceptions like France and Italy to 130 km/h. On a few autobahns there is no speed limit, but your insurance will not cover you for accidents due to excessive speed (and anyway, accidents above 140 km/h will have you and any other life forms involved terminated). And don’t go to the “get to destination faster” or “potential to get out of situations” arguments, both are very easily debunked.

[@pmrribeiro]

@@Alessandro--- the practical use?! You get there faster. You waste less time on the road! Next question? Besides, I'm buying a car, that I expect to move me between different countries. Not t one stuck in the same place, with the same speed limits.

[@JettaJack]

Shame there are no plans for the ID.3 of any flavor in NA. SUVs only 👎👎👎

[@onbak3214]

the tasla 3 is better is faster has better batterys betser software

[@hughmarcus1]

But it’s just an anonymous blob.

[@jamesgrover2005]

I love how people think they are being an individual by owning a production vehicle.. the power of advertising.

[@jonpetter8921]

It s also has more noise and uncomfortable, build quality don t beat the ID 3. The infotainment on the newer ID cars is on par with other top EVs.

[@johnw65uk]

Actually the ID3 has a better battery. Try abrp and try is car can do less stops than a long range model 3. I know I checked . Plus it looks better and drives better.

[@yoltmb]

To be a bit silly and to break up a video, you should do a what's in my bum bag.